The state judiciary is trumpeting the success of its remote grand jury pilot program, but critics of the idea remain dubious.

Indictments have been returned in 49 cases in Bergen and Mercer counties since the pilot program started June 18, and the program has allowed stalled criminal cases to proceed without filling courthouses with jurors, the Administrative Office of the Courts said in an announcement Friday.

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